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Was that so fucking hard you bitch?

Pacman turns 30 today. Wacca wacca wacca and all that. I actually thought Pacman was kinda stupid when I was a kid, but I 'got it' only a couple years. Long live Pacman.

The 'HD Remix' Championship version on XBLA is great fun, btw.

google.com has a fun little Pacman game going on for the weekend apparently. Just insert a coin and enjoy.

Yeah that's the coolest thing Google ever did.

Check out Vinyl Fantasy 7 if you liked Ocarina of Rhyme.

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In a fitting crossover of sorts, LittleBigPlanet's Sackboy will be available for ModNation Racers as a pre-order deal. MNR is under Sony's 'Play Create Share' brand headlined by last year's LittleBigPlanet.

Annnnnnd $ony is hit with a fourth class action lawsuit concerning the removal of the 'Other OS' feature. Sony removed it on... um... April 1st, but the process was optional. Well... as optional as 'serve God or go to a lake of eternal fire' is optional. People who turned down the update would have their console denied from online features, namely online multiplayer [note it does not 'brick' the console, which I find will be an important factor in a case].

If history serves, Sony is going to pwn these guys with the revelation of but a few lines in the TOS document. READ THEM PEOPLE

Papers, baby.

Beat Parasite Eve 2 yesterday. Terrible game. Well not that bad, but so much worse than the first. Pretty frustrating all around. But not as frustrating as the end of Parasite Eve. Now to finish Valkyrie Profile and do about 40 hours of grinding in Star Ocean 2 to beat the final boss.

I was recently thinking about PE and that they should make a fourth game already.

Amazing game.

Of course, some people might argue that a ToS does not protect them from this claim. You know, people who understand the limitations imposed on such Terms of Use by the law.

I have red dead redemtion and I haven't played it for over an hour yet :(.
Apparently because it is suddenly sunny in Wales, I cant stay in....

If they bring back the RPG elements that the first one had then sure, but if they are going to continue the Resident Evil style of gameplay that they used for Parasite Eve 2 then forget it.

Yup, just see how the FCC ruled that Comcast's throttling of Torrents was illegal, even though their own ToS would have allowed them.

I'm hoping a big case at some point makes restrictive ToS's and EULA's pointless, but I doubt that will happen.

Yeah, I doubt it too. Individual EULAs and ToSes have been struck down, and courts have rule on a few provisions companies can't write off and individuals can't sign off on, but I doubt we'll get a major, widespread ruling any time soon. If ever.

Regrettably, corporations have more rights than individuals.

And they are individuals according to our old wise men. But that's another blunder.

$ony
Micro$oft
Nin$10do

ninstendo

why not Nintendough or just Nin10do

Nintendough wins.

When I have to write the name of any of the big three, I will include the money references from now on. Cry moar, ya know who you are.

www.rarityguide.com

Good website for searching the value of any video game based a bunch of factors such as release year and ebay auctions.

this thread has already lost its purpose

I dunno, there was a lot of things I wanted to post but didn't wanna make a new thread over. I'll be using this thread like forever.

Mass Effect Film Rights Taken:

Legendary Pictures, the production company behind blockbuster films like 300 and Clash of the Titans, has picked up the film rights for the Mass Effect franchise. This doesn't mean a movie is going into production any time soon, but now you know. Legendary is the business so fans should feel good about that much.

LOL. So it's going to be terrible?

Yes.

Pre-E3 previews and media (a welcome trend from last year) have already begun. Vigilant posters BOLO for these and get the linking and reporting. I have a feeling this year will be interesting...

I'm actually optimstic.

I'd like to be, but pattern recognition keeps getting in the way,.

David "Solid Snake" Hayter on Videogame Movies:

With Hayter working on an adaption of Lost Planet (and having a complete Metal Gear Solid script Konami doesn't wanna read), Hayter may be the guy who gives the sub-genre the kick in the ass... sort of like when he did it X-Men (he also wrote Watchmen).

I have my own theories on why videogame movies will never be critically accepted by general movie goers or gamers (and exceptions like Mortal Kombat has factors that support my views), but I would like to see future attempts try to crack the 'code'.

Good

You do realize Hayter is a good writer? And is intimately knowledgeable about MSG for obvious reasons? I can't imagine anyone else writing it, imo.

I mean how did you feel about MGS4? You realize he and this other dude (forgot his name but he was a great help) had some doing with the dialogue?

Why would you need a movie version of what is already effectively an interactive movie?

I don't see myself feeling as drawn in about the characters/story in a 90 minute movie as I did over 4+ games.

There is just no way he can condense all of that story and still make it effective in a movie. None.

An expensive HBO miniseries I am all for, however.

A la "Band of Brothers" or "The Pacific"

Yeah, maybe Tom Hanks could give some life to those flat characters.

No need, only the want. I want this to go down. The franchise doesn't need anything like this but how about... Expand recognition? Invite a broader audience to the world of Metal Gear? Condense the mythology into an accessible movie experience? General reasons for adaptions like these. The boon is you somebody who gives a damn, and many of these videogame movies don't even have that going in.

I mean, you're documented being critical of the series to begin with (like just now) - I'd think you'd appreciate an attempt to... 'localize' it in a sense, as Kojima's quirks would most likely be regulated to quick fanservice while the broader (western friendly) themes such as patriotism, lone heroism, action (stealth and/or balls out), nuclear threats, and conspiracies would be expanded. Your gripes about the series would surely be toned down for a western audience.

Which is why you don't try that. Did they cram Resident Evil 1-3 in the first movie? Which videogame movie tried that? None. Why? Because it's silly. Of course they'd go either one game at a time or better yet craft a different continuity altogether.

Well yeah a trilogy would be ideal but the invent of sequels would rely on the first movie not tanking.

Obv, its impossible to condense the 4+ games into a 90 minute film.

Condensing the Twin Snakes story into a 90 minute film? A bit more possible. But still

So put it on Fox to replace 24?

Take a shot everytime Liquid says "brother" and you'll be tanked in 90 mins too.

These days they'd just reboot it 2 years later if it fails.

Not worth it's own thread but here is a teaser for another new Sonic game:
(Moved it).

I don't see a vid.

I see it. I embedded it but I'll embed it again.

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See it?

Wii and DS? Okay.

wtf is Sonic Colors

Hedgehog gay pride.

Wouldn't be surprised if its meant to be a way for Wii/DS owners to have a new Sonic game since Sonic 4 is rumored for just the PS3/Xbox 360.

Aye. Or maybe Team Sonic wanna add another poor Sonic concept in the fold.

Sonic 4 is coming out on WiiWare as well as XBLA, PSN and the iPhone, according to the Sonic 4 website.

So it's not a replacement for Sonic 4 on Wii. We'll likely get a full trailer at E3.

Did not know that since the whole initial preview was about it being done in HD although now looking back it probably was because most videos and pictures shown on websites were from the Xbox 360/PS3 builds.

NBA Live has been rebranded NBA Elite.

What makes Gamecube Twilight Princess 1.02% better than the Wii one, wtf

And iPhone (lol)

Maybe they excluded ROLLGOAL in the gamecube version, that could maybe add to the rating.

Hopefully it's really a new game this time. Tekken 6 felt like an add-on.

Down with juggles.

Nexon, the company that releases those free-to-play games none of us any interest in...

Raked in 575.54 million dollars for 2009. That's a 50% increase from the year before. Now that's chump change to your Activisions and EAs, but a 50% increase in revenue is nothing to scoff at. This will lead to growth of course, so it'll be interesting to see what they do going forward.

I have a vested interest in their model.

What games do they make now? Never heard of these guys.

Didn't some crazy Jap commit murder over Maple Story? Also, I assume they make money through ads if their shit is free.

Yeah, ads and some monetary add ons. "Charge a 1$, sell a lot."

Not sure about a Maple Story suicide...

I think it was a murder.

It's worth pointing out that the there are 7 "Wisps". So Wisps = Chaos Emeralds, probably.

In other news, a rumour is going around that we could see Perfect Dark 2 in 2011.

The website with the rumour is having issues with it's news section but, when it's fixed, check this page.

Perfect Dark 2? Rare could really bolster interest with a Perfect Dark 2/Killer Instinct 3 joint reveal.

As long as Perfect Dark 2 is more Perfect Dark and less Perfect Dark Zero, I'm on board. Also, KI3 would need a serious overhaul to the engine not to end up in Mortal Kombat status (a joke).

KI Gold is evidence enough that Rare had a firmer grasp on fighting engines than Midway ever did.

But still not enough not to be a joke.

http://bulk2.destructoid.com/ul/1750...hot_header.jpg

LOL

lolwut?

New NHL game for Wii.

Gretzky's daughter (not pictured) is a piece of ass

That wii is not plugged in, unless they're advertising new "wireless" wii

TV's not plugged in either.

is that why the boy looks so confused?

Not "news" but kinda related to the hockey/wii image.
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Gotta admit, that's a product with moxie.

Dunno where to put this. I didn't want to bump Cloxs "Sims 3 is the Best" thread. The Sims 3 is going to be bigger on the PS3 than it was on the PC according to some Russian Sims site. I'm guessing that'll mean the same for the 360.

We'll get official details at E3, I'm sure. Speaking of E3, I saw a German video of Natal. The Breakout game had new avatars. They looked more "realistic" than the current Avatars but not as "realistic" as the avatars from Home.
My first thought was maybe a revamping of Avatars announced at E3? It's more likely to be models just loaded into the breakout game, I guess.

Actually, going to go get the video.
This isn't the video I originally saw but it's a better one. We see the avatars through out the video and at 3:03 there is a screen that says "Avatar selection" with the two new models, Boy and Girl. Considering Natal was supposed to be able to know if you are male/female just by looking at you, why are they selecting Avatars?

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Valve have a surpise at E3.

SPECULATE, PUPPETS

Half Life 3 or Episode 3 or whatever it's called that people have been screaming at Valve for.

After 25 years, Rare has a new logo in 4 "styles".

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Miss the gold R already.

Wii will be getting a new gun-shell:

http://bulk2.destructoid.com/ul/175244-hd.jpg

Hardcore.

Can I get oen shaped like a P90? If I'm going to wave a Wiimote around like a douce pretending to shoot people, I at least want my douchiness to suit my asthetics.

I imagine this would open the door for the return of the Nintendo Zapper.

Well there is a Wii Zapper already

It is very ugly.

Interesting... Also, Hulu is rumored to be getting an app for XBL.

Supposedly its going to cost a "small fee" to use Hulu on Xbox 360 similar to Netflix having its own fee on Xbox 360.

Jordan confirmed on the cover for NBA 2k11 after a week or two of him being rumored to be on the cover.

http://xbox360media.ign.com/xbox360/...1275514099.jpg

Should go in the Natal thread but this one's more active.

Source.

Source.

Remember when Michael Jordan would appear in games as "Player"

A Natal Sonic game. Sega wastes no time. At an XBLA price it's probably worth the dev time. In fact if Natal's shovelware were to be regulated to arcade titles it could be better.

I think that door was already opened. Considering I've owned one for a year or two now. Yeah, I know, it's "ugly," but that doesn't mean it doesn't exist.

There's also a shotgun, a hunting rifle (complete with fake scope), and a lightsaber.

lol yeah. i loved generic substitutes, to boot.

Unless you're talking daily DLC, you're bullshitting again, Pete.

Contra + Blazeblue =:

In a random collaboration, Konami has enlisted Blazeblue/Guilty Gear developers ArkSys (Ark Systems) to create a spiritual sequel to their Contra series called Hard Corps: Uprising. It will feature classic Contra gameplay/difficulty and ArkSys' trademark high quality sprites. I suppose Konami had them create a new IP instead of calling it Contra for the off-chance fans wouldn't dig it. But we know better. This is a new Contra game.

http://xboxlivemedia.ign.com/xboxliv...1275595666.jpg

Look for it on XBLA and PSN, keeping the 2plyr co-op aspect (online). When more info comes around a thread will honor it. Until then, don't you dare touch my spread shot!

EDIT: This game is actually a meta-sequel to Sega Gen's Contra: Hard Corps.